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U‑46 proposes new middle school electives: Spanish ALE, CTE, fine arts, rotations and AVID for sixth grade
Summary
U-46 curriculum leaders presented a multi‑content adoption to expand and revise middle school electives ahead of the 2026–27 school year, including a required sixth‑grade Spanish language arts course for students in dual language programs, new CTE offerings, expanded fine arts, elective rotations and AVID 6.
U-46 curriculum leaders presented a multi‑content adoption to expand and revise middle school electives ahead of the 2026–27 school year, including a required sixth‑grade Spanish language arts course for students in dual language programs, new career and technical education offerings, a larger fine arts menu, year‑long elective rotations and an AVID 6 elective.
Celia Banks (director of curriculum and instruction) opened the work‑session presentation and said the package complements prior adoptions for sixth‑grade literacy, math, science and social studies and is intended to give students "voice and choice" as they enter middle school. Mario Pisania (Spanish language arts lead) described the proposed sixth‑grade ALE course (Arte del lenguaje en español) as required for dual language sixth graders and…
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